Bishopsgate tags along to Borneo

Bishopsgate have decided to sponsor Taylor, a local Swindon girl, on her once in a lifetime adventure to Borneo. Taylor is currently taking part in the Bronze Duke of Edinburgh Award, and as well as working at the local Cancer Shop in Swindon, Taylor has volunteered to go to Borneo in the summer of 2017.

She will participate in lots of voluntary work that will include taking part in beach clean ups, giving recyclable products to local women so they can turn it into sellable trinkets; building structures to benefit the locals (last year the group built a bridge across a river to enable children from a village on the other side to go to school) and replanting trees to help combat the serious deforestation that is happening now.

Taylor said, “It will involve a lot of physical hard work but I’m looking forward to getting stuck in. I will also be helping out with English lessons too. But it’s not all work work work. I will get an opportunity to go on a four/five day trek through the second oldest rainforest in the world…I just can’t wait”
With Bishopsgate’s pledge to become paperless, saving the forest and replanting of trees resonated with the team here especially Tim and Sharon who have championed this process over the last 12 months.

On talking to Taylor, I asked her where she found this opportunity: “I first found out about the trip through my secondary school, when Camps International (the charity that facilitates the trip) visited us to tell us all about it. Straight away I knew I wanted to go. The idea of helping and supporting people in their own environment to enhance and improve their quality of life is so rewarding, and the education and life experience was just too valuable to not make the most of this opportunity. I am able to go on this amazing trip because of Camps International, and also some wonderfully supportive local companies, like Bishopsgate, who are kindly sponsoring me”

So began the Bishopsgate partnership. Tim adds, “Taylor just sent to me an exploratory letter asking us to support her and this great adventure. She is a local girl and after a quick meet and greet we felt that it would be a good thing to do. Taylor has agreed to keep us fully updated on this unforgettable adventure and has promised lots of blogs and photographs along the way

I just wanted to express my appreciation to Bishopsgate and all it’s management, back office staff, warehouse personnel and driving crews for all their work and effort on behalf of the UK Schneider ITB and our end customers since taking us on as a customer in May.

Under difficult circumstances and tight time frames you have met and indeed exceeded our expectations. read more

Schneider ElectricCyril Flynn
UKL & IEL Logistics Manager

I just wanted to say how very grateful I am to the team who attended my delivery today in Leeds. They went above and beyond to ensure that the delivery went right first time. They were fantastic and I think I would have been in tears without their help.

Christine Sommerville

Can you please send our thanks for the excellent help and assistance we received yesterday from The driver Rick and Aaron on the delivery of the 6 machines delivered to BSkyB Harlequin building.

They were so helpful.
Many thanks

Apogee International LtdIan Kirkman
Joint Managing Director

I would like to take this opportunity to pass on my appreciation for the hard and professional services received from Robert Greenaway and Hugh Rodgers today. Their helpfulness and hard-working attitude are a credit to your company.

Atos Origin UKL.Lavery

I’ve been with Draeger for 10 years and Bishopsgate are by far the most professional logistics company I’ve dealt with!

Just a quick note to ask you to pass on my thanks to your drivers Tony Seager & Chris Hopkins for the excellent job they did with the delivery of 20 large pallets of equipment to Nottingham City Hospital. They did a sterling job and made things much easier for my engineers.

Draeger MedicalSteve Brunskill
Regional Service Manager

I am writing to praise your two delivery drivers who delivered the new cooker into our showroom this morning. They took great care and consideration in unwrapping it, taking it through the showroom and into its space. Too many times we receive deliveries and the drivers just don’t bother. It was very much appreciated!! Many thanks again!!

Creative ClassicsDavid Coughtrie

A totally professional job from the call to the final placement of the goods. Superb. As a former truck driver with 25 years experience I know how jobs like this should be done. I have to say I could not been happier with my delivery today. A totally professional job from the call to say they were on their way to ensuring I was happy with the placement of the goods. Superb

The Tea RoomChristopher May

This is by far the best stock audit I have ever attended! I would just like to take this opportunity to that not only you guys but also all the warehouse guys involved – what a great “team” effort this was that I would like you to pass my thanks onto them all personally. read more